Barcelona Beat Valencia Away
In the first week of the new season of La Liga, Barcelona achieved an important victory by defeating Valencia 2-1. In this match, the absence of İlkay Gündoğan, who was allegedly on Fenerbahçe’s transfer list, in the squad reignited the separation rumors.
According to the news reported by NTV Spor from Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona is planning to make a large football sale in order to improve its financial situation and one of these names is İlkay Gündoğan. However, in the details of the news, it is stated that the main reason why the experienced player was not in the squad was the injury he suffered in the match against Monaco last Monday.
İlkay Gündoğan’s eyebrow was opened as a result of the head blow he received in the match and he could not continue the match. It was reported that the player, who suffered from mild dizziness, did not participate in the away game against Valencia.
Following these developments, Barcelona Coach Hansi Flick made important statements about İlkay’s future at the press conference held after the match. Flick stated that he believes that the experienced player will stay in Barcelona and said, “He had an injury on Monday. I talked to him about how he felt. I have great respect for him both as an actor and as a person. “After a conversation between us, I feel that he will stay here,” he said.
On the other hand, İlkay Gündoğan, in his post on his social media account after the Valencia match, said, “An important victory in our season opener! Good job! Come on team.” He included his statements. Spanish media interpreted this post as an important message in terms of the player’s commitment to the team.
